Some people deal with stress and other things in their lives by turning to alcohol, smoking or drugs. This will only help you to 'cope' momentarily. The moment you come off of that substance you will feel the same way you did before taking it.
Just in case you wasn't sure about what anxiety / stress is then here is some symptoms, dizziness, tension and muscle aches, tiredness, insomnia, trembling, dry mouth, excessive sweating and headaches. Some people like to write an anxiety journal to help track when they have these moments and what drove them into the situation.
Firstly, you must think positively. This is what I struggle with, once something bad happens I find it really difficult to get out of the rut and to figure a way to sort it or make it better for myself. It is said that the feeling of 'loss of control' is one of the massive contenders into stress and anxiety. You can use these steps to figure out how best to re-gain control of whatever situation you are in.
Talking to your doctor and figuring out how you are really feeling and possible reasons as to why you are feeling this way will be a huge weight off of your shoulders. Just remember a problem shared is a problem halved. Sometimes when you work yourself up so much you think it can be 1000000x worse than it actually is. The doctor will be able to reassure you that you are not crazy.
Another great way you can release some of the stress is to just let go of things that you can't change. By worrying about these things they will not go away and you still cannot change it so what's the point in hanging on to them?
Things to do to help reduce stress, anxiety and depression:
1. Exercise - this helps to clear the mind and make you feel better all round.
2. Breathe - usually when you are having an anxiety attack your breathing will be really quick and short, by taking control of your breathing and taking deep, long breaths can take you out of the attack because your mind is no longer focused on being anxious.
3.Try not to vent your emotions when they are so high - if anything it will get you into more trouble than its worth and it usually heightens the emotions you are feeling towards a particular person / situation.
4. Try to keep busy - this takes your mind off the bad thing that is happening and gives you something more positive to concentrate on.
5. Try not to spend too much time in bed and sleeping, although this can be nice to begin with and it will become all you want to do. You have to try to get yourself out of this funk.
I hope this helps some of you. Thank you!
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